Ofsted: Good emoji_events #147 in North Yorkshire public Top 72% UK

Filey Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Harvey McCarthey

location_onFiley, YO14 9LU

language Visit Website phone 1723513076

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

261

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Expected Standard

55%

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Age Range

7-11

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Filey Junior School is a Community school primary school in Filey, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Filey Junior School is a community school in Filey, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 250 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #147 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #10,941 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 75%

Writing62% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading73% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading52% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -2.4

1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.8

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.4 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-2.4 to 0.7

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 2.5

1.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.3 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading61% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 77%

Maths61% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.4

-2.9 to 0.1

1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-0.1 to 2.7

-1.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.8 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 October 2023

Inspection Report

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02 May 2018

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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16 March 2016

Inspection Report

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06 November 2013

Inspection Report

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22 November 2011

Inspection Report

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15 January 2009

Inspection Report

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12 July 2006

Inspection Report

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14 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2018-05-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-10-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-03-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-11-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 250 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	250	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	249	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	262	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	263	2	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	260	3	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	258	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	255	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	259	1	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Filey Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in North Yorkshire

Trinity Academy Richmond

St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough

Bedale Church of England Primary School

Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy

Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School

Airy Hill Primary School